Tag: colonial
independence activists denounce a new “colonial pact”
The president of the government of New Caledonia, Louis Mapou, in Nouméa, July 26, 2023. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP The special commission of the Congress of New Caledonia to renegotiate…
Gangs, violence, colonial legacy: has the international community failed in Haiti?
Gangs, violence, colonial legacy Has the international community failed in Haiti? By Céline Joufffrau and Andrea Sellmann March 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially…
Slavery – On the trail of Swiss colonial rulers in Brazil – News
Contents Swiss settlers were slave owners in Bahia, Brazil. A dark part of our country’s history that dates back to the 19th century and is still taboo. Author: Cyril Dépraz…
King Charles III in Kenya: “Horrible acts of violence” from the colonial era are inexcusable
King Charles III in Kenya “Heinous acts of violence” from the colonial era are inexcusable King Charles III was born in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. greeted warmly – but there…
German colonial crimes: Steinmeier asks for forgiveness in Tanzania
For German colonial crimes Steinmeier asks for forgiveness in Tanzania November 1, 2023, 1:42 p.m German colonial rule in East Africa cost hundreds of thousands of lives. During a visit…
Second day in Kenya for Charles III, after his words on colonial wrongs
King Charles III and Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi on October 31, 2023. STATE HOUSE IN NAIROBI / VIA REUTERS King Charles III visits Nairobi, Wednesday 1er November, the…
Meeting with Maji Maji descendants: Steinmeier wants to examine colonial history in Tanzania
Meeting with Maji Maji descendants Steinmeier wants to examine colonial history in Tanzania October 29, 2023, 12:33 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info |…
“The coup in Niger demonstrates the strategic limits of a middle power that never stops purging its colonial past”
In March 9, 2017, Jean-Yves Le Drian, then Minister of Defence, extolled the merits of Operation Barkhane and its African partners to fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel. ”…
the winners of Un certain regard under the sign of colonial history, abandoned youth and global impoverishment
British director Molly Manning Walker at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, May 21, 2023. SCOTT GARFITT/INVISION/AP After ten days of competition and twenty feature films presented, analyzed and debated by…
In Canada, “the Catholic Church initiated a colonial mentality where it was a question of making indigenous children good Christians”
“The ‘doctrine of discovery’ is not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church. » This statement, made on March 30 in a note of two dicasteries (equivalent to ministries)…
The Vatican condemns colonial excesses in the history of the Church
This position refers to the forced conversion campaigns carried out by the Catholic Church after the arrival of Europeans on the American continent. MP with AFP The Holy See further…
Namibia and the German shadows of the colonial era
Namibia, one of the most beautiful countries and a popular travel destination in southern Africa, was a German colony and German is still spoken in many places. Germany has now…